Final Fantasy XVI: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: Final Fantasy XVI collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2023 and finished No. 11; the season went to Baldur's Gate 3 with 290. The Game Awards named Baldur's Gate 3 its Game of the Year.

Final Fantasy XVI is a 2023 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The sixteenth main installment in the Final Fantasy series, it was first released for the PlayStation 5, with a Windows version released in September 2024, and an Xbox Series X/S version released in June 2025.

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Final Fantasy XVI finished #11 in the 2023 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

3Total awards
2Media outlets
1Readers' choice
3Countries

Also in the 2023 season: Baldur's Gate 3 (290), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (113), Alan Wake 2 (62), Hogwarts Legacy (5), Lies of P (3), Sea of Stars (3) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Final Fantasy XVI win?

Final Fantasy XVI won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2023 season — 0.6% of every award tracked that season. 2 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 3 countries.

Did Final Fantasy XVI win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 11 in 2023, behind Baldur's Gate 3, which collected 290 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released22 June 2023
DeveloperSquare Enix
PublisherSquare Enix

action role-playing game
PlayStation 5
Microsoft Windows

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Japan	1
Canada	1
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Hokanko-Alt Readers	Japan	2023
Insert Credit	Canada	2023
The Outerhaven	United States	2023

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.